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Welcome back to the deep dive listeners. You

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know, we like to get into the nitty gritty here.

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So today we're going way back, going to look

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at a intriguing little story about, well, basically

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about getting money back. You got it. It's all

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there in this short excerpt. It's called a new

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note. Hmm. What we want to do today is break

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this whole thing down and figure out like, what

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makes this story so interesting and relevant

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to us? Sounds good. So who are the players in

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this story? What are we talking about here? Okay.

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So we've got Tobaya. He needs some help, and

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he turns to, well, he calls him brother Azaya.

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But we find out later this is actually Raphael.

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And then there's Gabile, who's got the money.

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And of course, Tobias' father, Tobit, who's kind

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of the reason this is all happening. Okay, so

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there's this sense of urgency right from the

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get -go. Tobias needs this money, and he needs

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it now. What's the backstory there? Yeah, so

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Tobias has to travel to Rages to get this money

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from Gabile. And he's got this bond. this written

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document like an IOU to prove that Gabyel owes

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him. But he's really worried about his father,

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Tobit. He's like counting the days till Tobay

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gets back and Tobay just doesn't want to make

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his dad worry any more than he has to. Yeah,

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I can understand that. So what's the journey

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like? I mean, was this a quick trip? Oh, no,

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not at all. This was a big undertaking. He needed

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he had four servants with him and two camels

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to make the journey. And on top of that, You

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know, the reason he needs the money is for his

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wedding celebration. Wow. So, yeah, pretty important.

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So you have a wedding, you have a worried father,

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you have camels. What happens when Raphael finally

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gets to Rages and shows Gabyal this bond? Well,

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he tells Gabyal, you know, look, to buy his married

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now, he wants you to come to the wedding. And

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Gabyal, he doesn't even hesitate. He gets up,

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counts out the money, bags and all sealed up

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and helps load them right onto the camels. Just

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like that. Wow, just total trust there. Amazing.

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It really is. So they get the money, what happens

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next? Right in early the next morning, they head

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back, they have to get back for this wedding.

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And when they arrive, Tabay is already there.

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He's at the table celebrating. And I bet that

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reunion with Gavial is pretty emotional. Oh,

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yeah. So, Tobiah welcomes him, and Gbiol, I mean,

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he's just so moved that he starts to cry. He

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blesses Tobiah and says that he can see that

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he's a good and noble man, just like his father.

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And then he goes on to bless Tobiah's wife and

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her parents as well. That's beautiful. There's

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that one line in the story that always gets me,

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where Gbiol sees Tobiah for the first time. It's

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so powerful. Absolutely. He says, blessed be

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God, because I have seen the very image of my

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cousin Tobit. And it's not just, you know, that

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they look alike. It's that Tobiah really embodies

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his father's goodness. It's quite a compliment.

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Yeah, I think you're right. So if we had to sum

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this all up, what's the takeaway here? What can

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we learn from this little historical story? Well,

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to me, it really shows how important trust was

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back then and the huge responsibility that came

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with holding someone else's money. Gabel, he

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just gave it back without a second thought because

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he trusted Tobit and his family. And it was all

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tied in with his big life event, you know, wedding.

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Just fascinating how personal and financial obligations

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were all mixed up together. That is interesting.

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It really makes you think, doesn't it? Back then,

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your word was everything. So to our listeners

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out there, think about this. How do you think

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these kinds of stories helped solidify the value

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of integrity and family ties? I mean, imagine

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a world where your reputation was directly linked

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to your finances. What does that say about how

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people lived and did business back then? It really

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gives you something to chew on, doesn't it? Anyway,

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that's all the time we have for today. Thanks

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for joining us on The Deep Dive. Thanks for having

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me.